Recent stories by Dave

• Public TV Would Do Fine Without Subsidy Con Funding Who Needs Public Broadcasting?

  March 17, 1995 in City on Page B6 Big Bird and Barney wouldn’t be out of work if federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ended tomorrow. “Sesame Street,” “Prairie Home Companion” and other popular publicly funded …

• Lake Is Public’s Own Private Idaho

  March 15, 1995 in City on Page B6 The writing has been on Dick Russell’s cabin wall for a long time. For almost three decades, he’s been told that someday his family would have to give up its …

• Revisionists Rewriting U.S. History - For The Worse

  March 14, 1995 in Idaho on Page B6 HOT POTATOES COLUMN CORRECTION: The Associated Press incorrectly reported that the National Education Association contributed $1.7 million to a goofy history curriculum. A Hot Potaot Tuesday used the information in …

• Militia Movement Not A Patriotic One

  March 12, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A18 The growing militia movement has shown its true colors in recent weeks in two Montana towns. In Roundup last week, seven self-described “freemen” were arrested and an arsenal of weapons …

• Lawsuit Reform Is Long Overdue Pro-Tort Reform The Legal System Has Broken Down.

  March 10, 1995 in City on Page B6 We needed lawsuit reform long before a New Mexico woman dumped hot coffee in her lap and won a $2.9 million judgment against McDonald’s. Consider these recent legal events:

• Not Even Gop Respects N. Idaho

  March 8, 1995 in City on Page B4 North Idaho has as much standing with the Idaho Legislature as a Third World country without oil reserves. The potato farmers in charge know little about mountains, great bodies of …

• Two New Kids On The Block Cast An Unbelievable Vote

  March 7, 1995 in Idaho on Page B4 OK, children, let’s go over this slowly. The comprehensive plan is our friend. It tells us what we can and cannot do to protect the nice place where we live. …

• He May Push Envelope But He Doesn’t Wet It

  March 6, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A8 NASA astronaut Tom Jones’ two shuttle flights and jetfighter experience didn’t prepare him for Priest River Elementary School. Jones was fielding questions from his starstruck Priest River fans last week …

• Cities Going Bust In Building Boom

  March 5, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A14 Fair is fair. The Idaho Legislature no longer can justify allowing only local governments in Ada County to assess impact fees when growth is strapping communities throughout the state.

• Environmentalists Threaten Ranching

  March 4, 1995 in City on Page B6 Sun Valley environmentalist Jon Marvel has served a useful purpose by scaring the bejabbers out of Idaho ranchers. His rangeland activism has forced Idaho legislators to consider raising management standards …

• Harsh Crime Should Have Harsh Penalty

  March 1, 1995 in City on Page B6 A grief-stricken Marcella Nomee Monhatwa doesn’t believe justice was served by the lenient sentence handed down recently to a Moscow woman who killed three members of Monhatwa’s family. She’s right. …

• Three Cheers For School’s Quick, Appropriate Action

  February 28, 1995 in Idaho on Page B4 Give me a B. Give me an O. Give me another O. Give me a Z. Give me an E. What’s that spell? Suspension. Nine Lake City High varsity cheerleaders …

• Pr Official Yearning For Her Idaho Home

  February 27, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A5 Local-girl-makes-good Khris Bershers, daughter of Bob and Louise Bershers of Hayden, is missing the green, green grass of home. And the mountains. And the lakes. The 1990 University of Idaho …

• Si Should Strip Itself Of Swimsuit Issue

  February 24, 1995 in City on Page B6 San Francisco quarterback Steve Young endured years of second string, second guessing and second place before he finally graced Sports Illustrated’s cover, arms extended in Super Bowl victory. But Daniela, …

• Open Government Should Be The Goal

  February 23, 1995 in City on Page B6 The Idaho Legislature can’t seem to decide if it trusts voters enough to open government to them. On one hand, legislators plan to experiment with television coverage of legislative sessions …

• Southern Idaho’s Arrogance Put On Display Once Again

  February 23, 1995 in Idaho on Page B6 Bazillionaire J.R. Simplot put a human face on “Boisecentricity” while ranting this week at Idaho legislators. “Boisecentricity” is Idaho’s version of Washington, D.C.’s “Inside the Beltway” mentality. It strikes legislators, …

• Bill Could Benefit Forest And Industry

  February 21, 1995 in City on Page B4 Burned-over and diseased forests in the Inland Northwest are rotting while Congress fiddles. Dead trees, scorched in devastating fires throughout the Inland Northwest last summer, will be lost in 15 …

• Must Ex-Champion Suffer Forever? Pro-Boxing: Judicial System Real Problem

  February 17, 1995 in City on Page B6 Some want ex-heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to suffer forever for his 1991 date rape of a Rhode Island beauty queen. His crime outrages them - as well it should. But …

• Jail Cell Probably Next Stop For Best Avenue Avon Lady

  February 16, 1995 in Idaho on Page B6 The Avon Lady has shown spunk in fighting City Hall for several years now - though she’s totally in the wrong. Rose Christmann had no business setting up shop in …

• Simpson Presents Another Awful Bill

  February 16, 1995 in City on Page B6 Idaho House Speaker Mike Simpson is at it again. The Blackfoot Republican sponsored the worst law of 1991 - the so-called Truth in Taxation Bill - and is an odds-on …

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